Posted on 04. Apr, 2018 in: News

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SKAT loses out to Microsoft / Cruise ships heading for Denmark /  Tobacco group buys out Florida cigar company /  Danish Crown expands in China The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has lost a…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

2 Danish diplomats expelled from Moscow

Russia has kicked out two Danish diplomats in a tit-for-tat retaliation for the two Russians expelled by Denmark last week. In a press release on Good Friday Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen called it an…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Russian naval exercises close to Bornholm

The Russian navy will carry out missile drills close to Danish territorial waters this week. Sweden’s Transport Authority (Transportstyrelsen) has received notification from Russia that naval exercises will take place between the Danish…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Danish Jehovah’s Witness on trial in Russia

A Danish national goes on trial in Russia today for being a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses who were outlawed in the country last year. If convicted on charges of ‘organising activities of a…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

‘Last stop’ refugee centre a ‘fiasco’

The controversial Kærshovedgård refugee ‘transit’ centre in Jutland has been dismissed as a fiasco. The centre was set up two years ago as a ‘last stop shelter’ to house refugees who had used…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Lift off for Danish space project

Denmark’s biggest ever space project was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA, Tuesday. The ASIM (the Atmosphere Space Interactions Monitor) mission is an international project realised through the European Space…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Denmark acknowledges dark colonial past with first-ever black statue

Copenhagen is dotted with statues of old, white men but they have now been joined by a black woman. On Easter Saturday two artists unveiled a 7-metre tall statue, close to Amalienborg Palace,…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Government puts the brake on quickie divorces

Denmark’s reputation as the ’quickie divorce’ centre of Europe is under threat from new rules proposed by the Ministry of Social Affairs ahead of Easter. Since 2013 couples with children have been able…

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Posted on 03. Apr, 2018 in: News

Bi-lateral business initiatives boost Iran-Denmark trade

Trade between Iran and Denmark is close to $400m following recent business initiatives between the two countries. The Iranian news agency Mehr reports how Iran’s ambassador to Denmark, Morteza Moradian, told a reception at…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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